Hofbauer cell activation and its increased glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in second trimester-spontaneous abortion: An ultrastructural dual staining enzyme-cytochemical study

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 202-209

  Matsubara, Shigeki ^a   Takayama, T ^a   Yamada, T ^a   Usui, R ^a   Izumi, A ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Ohkuchi, A ^a   Shibahara, H ^a   Sato, I ^a   Suzuki, M ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Enzyme cytochemistry; Miscarriage; Phagocytosis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GEMEPROST; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORMANCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOFBAUER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STAINING; SUPPOSITORY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHAGOSOMES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 0037951595     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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